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Constitution, the judges ought to be governed by the latter rather than the former. They ought to regulate their decisions by the fundamental laws, rather than by those which are not fundamental. It can be of no weight to say that the courts, on the pretense of a repugnancy, may substitute their own pleasure to the constitutional intentions of the legislature. This might as well happen in the case of two contradictory statutes; or it might as well happen in every adjudication upon any single statute. The courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement, the consequence would equally be the substitution of their pleasure to that of the legislative body. The observation, if it prove any thing, would prove that there ought to be no judges distinct from that body.
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party, for power, and the privilege of their corps ... Their power the more dangerous as they are in office for life, and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control. The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruptions of time and party, its members would become despots. It has more wisely made all the departments co-equal and co-sovereign within themselves.
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maritime Jurisdiction;—to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;—to Controversies between two or more States;—between a State and Citizens of another State;—between Citizens of different States;—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
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they have adopted the very words of the Statute of Treason of Edward the Third; and thus by implication, in order to cut off at once all chances of arbitrary constructions, they have recognized the well-settled interpretation of these phrases in the administration of criminal law, which has prevailed
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The Constitution provides that judges "shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour." The term "good behaviour" is interpreted to mean that judges may serve for the remainder of their lives, although they may resign or retire voluntarily. A judge may also be removed by impeachment and conviction by
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As treason may be committed against the United States, the authority of the United States ought to be enabled to punish it. But as new-fangled and artificial treasons have been the great engines by which violent factions, the natural offspring of free government, have usually wreaked their alternate
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cases, must be tried before a jury, unless the defendant waives their right. Also, the trial must be held in the state where the crime was committed. If the crime was not committed in any particular state, then the trial is held in such a place as set forth by the Congress. The United States Senate
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posed a difficult problem for the court, which was then led by Chief Justice John Marshall, the same person who had neglected to deliver the commissions when he was the Secretary of State. If Marshall's court commanded James Madison to deliver the commissions, Madison might ignore the order, thereby
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The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution, is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative
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Under English law effective during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, there were several species of treason. Of these, the Constitution adopted only two: levying war and adhering to enemies. Omitted were species of treason involving encompassing (or imagining) the death of the king, certain
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Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall
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The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against , or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." A contrast is therefore maintained with the English law, whereby crimes including conspiring to kill the King or "violating" the Queen, were punishable as
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Nor does this conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the judicial to the legislative power. It only supposes that the power of the people is superior to both; and that where the will of the legislature, declared in its statutes, stands in opposition to that of the people, declared in the
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Section 3 of Article Three defines treason and empowers Congress to punish treason. Section 3 requires that at least two witnesses testify to the treasonous act, or that the individual accused of treason confess in open court. It also limits the ways in which Congress can punish those convicted of
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Section 1 of Article Three vests the judicial power of the United States in "one supreme Court", as well as "inferior courts" established by Congress. Section 1 authorizes the creation of inferior courts, but does not require it; the first inferior federal courts were established shortly after the
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body. If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents.
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in cases affecting ambassadors, ministers and consuls, and also in those controversies which are subject to federal judicial power because at least one state is a party; the Court has held that the latter requirement is met if the United States has a controversy with a state. In other cases, the
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The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;—to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;—to all Cases of admiralty and
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You seem ... to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for
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In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such
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The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times,
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Hamilton goes on to counterbalance the tone of "judicial supremacists," those demanding that both Congress and the Executive are compelled by the Constitution to enforce all court decisions, including those that, in their eyes, or those of the People, violate fundamental American principles:
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have, with great judgment, opposed a barrier to this peculiar danger, by inserting a constitutional definition of the crime, fixing the proof necessary for conviction of it, and restraining the Congress, even in punishing it, from extending the consequences of guilt beyond the person of its
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held that Congress can neither expand nor restrict the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. However, the appellate jurisdiction of the Court is different. The Court's appellate jurisdiction is given "with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make."
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in their respective states. They were free to diverge from English precedents and from each other on the vast majority of legal issues which had never been made part of federal law by the Constitution, and the U.S. Supreme Court could do nothing, as it would ultimately concede in
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Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have
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Punishment for treason may not "work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person" so convicted. The descendants of someone convicted for treason could not, as they were under English law, be considered "tainted" by the treason of their ancestor.
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issues. Section 2 states that the federal judiciary's power extends to cases arising under the Constitution, federal laws, federal treaties, controversies involving multiple states or foreign powers, and other enumerated areas. Section 2 gives the Supreme Court
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indicating the weakness of the court. Similarly, if the court denied William Marbury's request, the court would be seen as weak. Marshall held that appointee Marbury was indeed entitled to his commission. However, Justice Marshall contended that the
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was that there had been an "act of congress requiring the institution of this suit". With a few narrow exceptions, courts have held that Congress controls access to the courts by the United States and its agencies and officials. See, e.g.,
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Though the Constitution does not expressly provide that the federal judiciary has the power of judicial review, many of the Constitution's Framers viewed such a power as an appropriate power for the federal judiciary to possess. In
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on February 7, 1795. It prohibits the federal courts from hearing "any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State".
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doctrine. That is, their highest courts have always possessed plenary power to impose a uniform nationwide common law upon all lower courts and never adopted the strong American distinction between federal and state common law.
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and subsequent acts never granted the U.S. Supreme Court the power to review decisions of state supreme courts on pure issues of state law. It is this silence which tacitly made state supreme courts the final expositors of the
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Often a court will assert a modest degree of power over a case for the threshold purpose of determining whether it has jurisdiction, and so the word "power" is not necessarily synonymous with the word "jurisdiction".
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wrote the original draft of this section, and he was involved as a defense attorney for some accused of treason against the Patriot cause. The two forms of treason adopted were both derived from the English
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A significant omission is that although Clause 1 provides that federal judicial power shall extend to "the laws of the United States," it does not also provide that it shall extend to the laws of the
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Clause 1 of Section 2 authorizes the federal courts to hear actual cases and controversies only. Their judicial power does not extend to cases which are hypothetical, or which are proscribed due to
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restricts the judiciary's power to actual cases and controversies, meaning that federal judicial power does not extend to cases which are hypothetical, or which are proscribed due to
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involved a highly partisan set of circumstances. Though Congressional elections were held in November 1800, the newly elected officers did not take power until March. The
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Epstein, Lee; Walker, Thomas G. (2007). Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.
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types of counterfeiting, and finally fornication with women in the royal family of the sort which could call into question the parentage of royal successors.
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the legislative, executive and judicial powers. Article III separates and places the judicial power in the judiciary. This idea is most often attributed to
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took office. When Jefferson became president, the Congress abolished several of these courts and made no provision for the judges of those courts. The
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issues. Generally, a case or controversy requires the presence of adverse parties who have a genuine interest at stake in the case. In
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Proposals have been made at various times for organizing the Supreme Court into separate panels; none garnered wide support, thus the
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution § Section 3: Disqualification from office for insurrection or rebellion
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was unconstitutional, since it purported to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases not involving the States or
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wrote, "the Constitution does not appear to authorize two or more Supreme Courts functioning in effect as separate courts."
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of the federal government. He also stated that by defining treason in the U.S. Constitution and placing it in Article III "
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in all other areas to which the federal judiciary's jurisdiction extends. Section 2 also gives Congress the power to
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Article III authorizes one Supreme Court, but does not set the number of justices that must be appointed to it.
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took office as Secretary of State, several commissions remained undelivered. Bringing their claims under the
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was enacted, the number of justices has been fixed at nine: one chief justice, and eight associate justices.
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In certain types of cases, Article III courts may exercise appellate jurisdiction over Article I courts. In
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The compensation of judges may not be decreased, but may be increased, during their continuance in office.
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receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
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when ambassadors, public officials, or the states are a party in the case, leaving the Supreme Court with
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the right to a jury in the Sixth Amendment to individuals facing trial in state courts through the
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Engdahl, David E. (1991). "What's in a Name? The Constitutionality of Multiple "Supreme" Courts".
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courts, which are also known as "legislative courts", consist of regulatory agencies, such as the
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Section 2 delineates federal judicial power, and brings that power into execution by conferring
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Black & White Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab & Transfer Co.
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The Constitution is silent when it comes to judges of courts which have been abolished. The
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of appellate jurisdiction, and establishes that all federal crimes must be tried before a
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Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church & State
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and transferred the circuit courts authority and jurisdiction to the district courts.
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had neglected to deliver 17 of the commissions to their respective appointees. When
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courts, which are also known as "constitutional courts", were first created by the
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C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
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Based on the above quotation, it was noted by the lawyer William J. Olson in an
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Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City
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enumerates the rights of individuals when facing criminal prosecution and the
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College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board
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Section 3 also requires the testimony of two different witnesses on the same
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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Citizen Band, Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
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were two Japanese Americans who were tried for treason after World War II.
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Undermining and Unintwining: The Right to a Jury Trial and Rule 12(b)(1)
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intended the power to be checked by the judiciary, ruling out trials by
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expressed his deep reservations about the doctrine of judicial review:
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Grable & Sons Metal Products, Inc. v. Darue Engineering & Mfg.
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Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
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Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.
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United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures
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Section 2 of Article Three delineates federal judicial power. The
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JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Traffic Stream (BVI) Infrastructure Ltd.
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Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States
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that is explicitly established by the Constitution. During the
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Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community
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increased the number of courts to permit Federalist President
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through Federal Law 89-571, 80 Stat. 764, signed by President
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Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.
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Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.
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Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle
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upon the Supreme Court. Additionally, this section requires
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United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
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of such a division is unknown. In a 1937 letter (to Senator
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Portion of the US Constitution regarding the judicial branch
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Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.
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Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States
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1787: The Journal of the Constitutional Convention, Part II
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Clause 3 of Section 2 provides that Federal crimes, except
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County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State
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Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co.
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cases. It also inhibits courts from overturning a jury's
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Clause 2 of Section 2 provides that the Supreme Court has
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Section 2: Judicial power, jurisdiction, and trial by jury
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have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no
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Clause 1: Vesting of judicial power and number of courts
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Two of the Constitutional Amendments that comprise the
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This rule was abolished in the United Kingdom in 1945.
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Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
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England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States
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Murray's Lessee v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co.
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Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida
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City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York
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Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
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Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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justice over the age of 70, up to a maximum of six.
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was immensely influential on the U.S. Constitution.
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Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War
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